George Brigstocke

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George Edward Brigstocke was an Anglican priest.^[1]

Brigstoke was educated at Marlborough and Keble College, Oxford and ordained in 1915.^[2] After curacies in Castleford and Stockton-on-Tees he held incumbencies at Horden and Hull. He was Provost of St Newcastle Cathedral from 1938^[3] to 1947 then Principal of the College of the Venerable Bede, Durham until 1959. He was a Canon Residentiary at Durham Cathedral and then Examining Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury until he was received into the Roman Catholic Church in 1965. He died on 25 October 1971.

His son was a noted art historian.^[4]

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Church of England titles
Preceded by John Bateman-Champain	Provost of Newcastle 1938 – 1947	Succeeded by Noel Martin Kennaby

v t e Provosts and Deans of Newcastle

Provosts	John Bateman-Champain George Brigstocke Noel Kennaby Clifton Wolters Christopher Spafford Nicholas Coulton (became Dean)

Deans	Nicholas Coulton Chris Dalliston

v t e Diocese of Newcastle

Newcastle Cathedral Bishop's House, Gosforth Church House, North Shields

Office holders	The Bishop of Newcastle, Martin Wharton The Assistant Bishop of Newcastle, Frank White AEO: Glyn Webster, Bishop suffragan of Beverley The Dean of Newcastle, Chris Dalliston The Archdeacon of Northumberland, Geoff Miller The Archdeacon of Lindisfarne, Peter Robinson

Historic offices	Provost of Newcastle (1931–2000; see Dean of Newcastle)

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